Mercer County Board of Health approves tough pest control ordinance
Bramwell writer Susan Gullion condemns leniency and six month extensions, arguing junked cars invite rats and snakes. She urges strict enforcement to protect the elderly, poor, and disabled from neglect and safety risks.
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Mercer County Board of Health
Bel Air
Ohio State University
FEMA
Daily Telegraph Quote From Scripture Featured in Editorial
The Cluefield Daily Telegraph presents a religious quotation from Jesus noting the great commandment to love God with all heart soul and mind. The piece highlights biblical teaching as a guiding principle in public life.
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Jesus
West Virginia Workers' Comp system sparks fraud concerns
A federal labor study shows West Virginia manufacturing workers miss more time due to job related injuries and illnesses than other state workers. Nonfatal injuries rose from 32 700 to 34 200. injury rate 7 2 in 2001 down from 8 0 in 1998. The report notes 23 of national injuries occurred in southern states amid state efforts to overhaul a deficit plagued workers camp program. The legislature faces antic ipated bankruptcy and focuses on curbing fraud while protecting legitimate claims.
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St Virginia
West Virginia
Bob Wise
Miners Memorial Festival Volunteers Honored in Richlands
The Coal Miners Memorial Festival Committee expresses deep thanks for planning and cooperation that led to the memorial dedication, mining victims remembrance, and a parade and festival. Special thanks listed to dedication speakers, clergy, vocalists, schools, local officials, emergency services, businesses, and many volunteers including Gaynelle Thompson and Anita Short.
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Ftor
C. Stuart McGehee
Edward R. Morgan
Rick Boucher
Phillip Puckett
Jackie Stump
Norman Wilhoit
Gerald Stacy
Bill McDaniel
Bob Chae
Craig Smith
DarNel Pratt
Beth Mitchell
Laura Luttrell
Jennifer Payne
Danny Swartz
Richlands High School
Dale van DeVen
Bradley Thayer
Richlands Jrotc
Jim French
Tazewell
Tazewell County
Earl Griffith
Donnie Lowe
Jimmy Durham
Christine Blankenship
Cub Scout Pack
Sandra Keen
Cedar Bluff Brownie
Wind
Nancy Henderson
Shelley Lallande
Patrice Lockhart
Clinton Sutherland
Ricky Pruitt
Marco Warner
Tom Cash
William Puckett
Richlands
Brenda Lawson
Food City
Richlands Garden Club
Richlands Woman's Club
Richlands Little League
Mary Ann Strong
Richard
Velma Connors
Suffolk Avenue
Ervin Davis
First Virginia Bank-Southwest
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Coca-Cola Fun Factory
Sandeee Jackson
Lee Evans
Sugar Roots
Phantom
Jonathan Romeo
Stanley Wingo
Bluegrass Exchange
Pack-In-The-Grass
Bluegrass
Mike Sayers
Remus Keen
SVCC
Legend
E. Dillon and Company
C. J. Horne
Mary Gibson
Randy Dye
Fletcher Bright
Ray’s
Payne Industrial and Farm Equipment, Inc
Conn’s Service Center
CLA Mining
Rosedale Mining Cable Sales & Repair, Inc
A.M.S. Incorporated
Mike Ray
Coal Miners’ Memorial Festival Committee
Gaynelle Thompson
Anita Short
Ginger Branton
Ellen Elmes
Democracy praise for Byrd from West Virginia readers
A letter from Herbert H. and Mary J. Harvey of Lashmeet WV lauds Senator Robert C. Byrd for his long service and defends the right to dissent from President Bush over war and policy. The authors stress democracy, express doubts about WMDs and links to Saddam, and urge continued support for troops. They praise Byrd’s experience and call for continued patriotic discourse.
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Robert C. Byrde
West Virginia
U.S
W.va
House of Delegates
George W. Bush
U.S. Supreme Court
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Byrd
Sen. Byrd
Iraq
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
bin Laden
Congress
Oak
Herbert H
Mary J. Harvey Lashmeet
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